Basic programming's magnum opus immediately produced a whirlwind of feedback. It also gave people with enough time to sit down and watch Sharknado more stuff to fill the evening with, including blogs, gif-filled Tumblr feeds and WWE's Jim Ross calling some of the bloodier action.

It continued to be a top trend on the social medium through Friday. Twitter Data reported while it was on-air there were 1,150 Sharknado tweets for every million people in NYC; 1,300 in Massachusetts and 5,133 in Washington, DC – there's a joke there somewhere, too.

Shawn Ryan, creator behind the FX show The Shield, fell upon the sword of live-tweeting the event. He seemed to be enthralled with Reid's "acting" technique, in particular.

"Tara: What emotion do I play?

"Director: You might die.

"Play fear.

"Pause

"Tara: Would you settle for my eyes being open?

"Director: Gladly."

While its latest hit may be a tough act to follow, the team behind cinematic masterpieces Piranhaconda and Arachnoquake has even more mash-up fodder to work with, thanks to "God."

In case you haven't heard because you are under a rock, Kylie Jenner announced that she was pregnant today. The father is Travis Scott, who Jenner has been dating since April, and the baby is due in February

In case you haven't heard because you are under a rock, Kylie Jenner announced that she was pregnant today. The father is Travis Scott, who Jenner has been dating since April, and the baby is due in February